Score indicating and recording device.



R. s. KELLEY.

SCORE INDIGATING AND RECORDING DEVIGB. APPLIOATION rum SEPT. 29, 1912.

1,090,626. I Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

. To all whom it may concern UNITED sir-Arias PATENT OFFICE.

manna s KELLEY, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

sconn mnrca'rnve AND nncoanme nnvrcn.

Be it known that I, ROBERT S. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York cit borough of Manhattan, in .the county of York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Score Indicating and Recording Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a score indicating and recording device, and has been designed by me more particularly for use in the game of olf. It will be understood by reference to t e accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of one embodin ;ment of my invention, part of the casing being broken away; Fig. 2, a side view; Fig.

3, -a vertical section on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a similar View on the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, an enlarged detail of part of the type wheel mechanism; and Fig. 6, a section on the plane of the line (is-6 of Fig. 5. Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts in the several views.

The parts hereafter described are inclosed within a suitable casel, preferably of metal,

having a hinged section 2 bywhich access may be had to the platen 3 for removing and 're lacing the score card carried thereby. The p aten is in the form of a cylindrical drum having trunnions supported in openings in the side walls of the casing. As shown in the drawings the side 'walls are cut out at 4 to permit the ready insertion of the platen within the casing. One trunnion is extended and carries a milled head 5 to provide a convenient means for rotating the platen; To prevent reverse movement of the-platen I secure to it at one end a ratchet wheel 6 the teeth of which are engaged by the free end ofa spring pawl 7,

the other end of said pawl being fixed to.

the casing. The platen- 3 is adapted to. receive a scorecard in the form of a cylinder of paper 8 whichmay be easily slipped over 'the platen when the latter is removed from the casing. I This printing surface may be ruled both longitudinally and transversely,

each transverse division corresponding to ew York and State of New Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Mar. 17, 1914. Application filed September 28, 1912. Serial No. 722,825.

so that the printed score may be read upon turning the platen.

' Thetype surfaces are located in the lower part of the casing and comprise a pinion shaft 10 having fixed bearings in the side walls of the casing to prevent rotation. On

this shaft I mount a series of number wheels, each unit of the series comprising a printing wheel 11, an indicating wheel 12 and a gear wheel 1?, these three parts being preferably made 1n one piece, although they may be made in separate pieces and secured together by suitable means. There is one set.

of these printing and indicating wheels for each player and they are assembled upon the fixed pinion shaft 10 as indicated in Fig. 1.

To efl'ect rotation of the printing and indicating wheels I provide a series of pinions 14 fixed to a suitable shaft having bearings in the casing below the shaft 10. Each pinion 14 meshes with a corresponding gear- 13. When any oneof the pinions .14 is turned, the corresponding printing and indicating wheels will be rotated so that the numbers desired to be printed by the wheels 11 will be brought directly under the platen, the user first turning the platen so that the is supported in elongated bearings 18 so that a slight upward pressure agai-nstthe pinions 14 will raise the pinion 10 and the type wheels llcarried thereby against the inked surface 15, as shown in Fig. 4. The wheels 11 are slightly greater in diameter than the wheels 12 so that the numbers on the peripheries of the. latter are not brought into contact with the ribbon 15.

of the printingwheels return all of the wheels to normal position upon release of the pressure upon the pinions 14.

To prevent overthrow of the printing wheels I provide the novel construction shown in detail in Fig. 5. As there shown Springs 19 fixed to the casing and passing around onethe side of each printing wheel is cut out at 20 with an opening 21 through to the in'- ner surface of the wheel. Spanning the opening 20 is a spring 22, and between said spring and pinion 10 is a floating dog in the form of a ball 23, or its equivalent, a small cylindrical metal piece, adapted to be retained in the opening 21 between the teeth of pinion 10. As pinion 10 is fast, it is obvious that rotation of a printing wheel, by its pinions 14, will carry the dog 23 from one tooth to the next of pinion 10, the spring 22 permitting the dog to pass over the points of the teeth.

The numbers are so arranged on the peripheries of wheels 11 and 12 that when a given number is set on a printing wheel 11 the corresponding number will bevisible on the corresponding wheel 12 through openings 2a in the lower part of the case. The player is therefore enabled to see his score without turning the card so as to bring the numbers opposite the sight opening 9. lit will of course be understood that if four players are engaged in the game the score at each hole will be set by means of the pinions 14 and the printing of the scores simultaneously effected by an upward pressure upon any one of the pinions 14. If there are but two players the third and fourth printing wheels may be set at zero or any other number which will be printed continuously. While I have described my device as more particularly adapted for use in the game of golf, it is obvious that it may be employed to keep the score of players in other games.

What 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable printing surface supported in said casing, wheels having thereon type surfaces one for printing and the other for indicating the score, and means for moving the type wheels to effect the printing of a given number.

2. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable cylindrical platen supported in said casin a score card detachably mounted on said glaten, a type surface below said platen, and means for adjusting said type surface and for movingit to effect the printing of a given number.

A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable platen having a score card supported thereon, printing and indicatingwheels mounted-below said platen, and means for adjusting and movapeaeae ing said wheels so as to print a desired number and to, visually ihdicate the number through a sight opening.

a. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable platen having a removable score card thereon, a printing and indicating mechanism comprising wheelshaving numbers on their peripheries, and means for adjusting and moving said wheels to effect the printing of a given numher and to visually indicate the number through a sight opening.

5. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable platen having a removable score card thereon, type surfaces comprising a printing wheel and an indicating wheel, a shaft on which said wheels are mounted, and means for moving said wheels to effect the printing of a given number on the score card and to visually indicate the number through a sight openmg.

6. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable platen having. a removable score card thereon, printing and indicating wheels mounted-below said platen, a gear wheel secured to said wheels, and a pinion meshing with said gear wheel for the purpose of adjusting said printing and indicating wheels, and means permitting the movement of said printing .wheel to efi'ect the printing of a given number on the score card.

7. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable platen having a removable scorecard thereon, a pinion shaft supported in hearings in said casings and fixed against rotation, a. printing wheel rotatably mounted on said shaft, and a floating dog between said wheel and pinion shaft to prevent overthrow of the printing wheel.

8. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a rotatable printing surface supported in said casing, a type wheel mounted below said printing surface, said wheel having an opening in its side, a floating dog in said opening resting between the teeth of said shaft, and a spring adapted to exert pressure on said dog.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT S. KELLEY.

-Witnesses:

MCNINGH, C. G. HEYLMUN. 

